The first in our long form series of stories, this reading encompasses the seventh and eighth chapters of Frances Hodgson Burnett's work The Secret Garden.  First published in 1911, this book has been read for generations.

It is one of Burnett's most popular novels and is seen as a classic of English children's literature. Several stage and film adaptations have been made, and now it can help you fall asleep thanks to a soothing reading by Richard Huskisson.

Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen see Mary finally give Colin a dose of medicine he has desperately needed. The two end up becoming even closer as Mary lets Colin in on even greater secrets. She comes to believe she can trust him... for sure.